was driven back by the accurate and intense. he crawled forward, in full view of at least two enemy machine gun posts who concentrated their fire on him. he saw both men of his own group seriously wounded. with a complete disregard for the hail of fire he got together and led his fire group to a better fire position. and killed the sentry, thereby gaining for the attacking force a foothold on the objective. Rushing forward he reached the enemy trench. he was seen and the sentry opened fire, immediately wounding a man to his right. Determined to gain first blood he inched himself forward until. Leading his support group in the van of the attack he could see the nearest trench and in it a sentry manning a machine gun. On 21 November 1965, in the Bau District of Sarawak, Lance Corporal RAMBAHADUR LIMBU was with his Company when they discovered and attacked a strong enemy force located in the Border area. The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the VICTORIA CROSS to:Ģ1148786 Lance Corporal RAMBAHADUR LIMBU, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles. Limbu then made three journeys into the open under heavy fire, two to drag his comrades to safety and one to retrieve their Bren gun, with which he charged down and killed many of the enemy. The remaining enemy combatants then opened fire on the small party, wounding the two men with Limbu. Limbu went forward with two men, but when they were only ten yards from the enemy machine-gun position, the sentry opened fire on them, whereupon Limbu rushed forward and killed him with a grenade. On 21 November in Sarawak, Borneo, Limbu was in an advance party of 16 Gurkhas when they encountered about 30 Indonesians holding a position on the top of a jungle-covered hill. In November 1965, Limbu was 26 years old, and was a lance corporal in the 2nd Battalion, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, British Army during the Indonesian Confrontation. Limbu was born in Chyangthapu village, Tehrathum, in East Nepal, and later lived in Damak. Rambahadur Limbu belonged to the Begha Clan of Limbu people of Nepal. Rambahadur Limbu, VC, MVO ( Nepali: रामबहादुर लिम्बू 8 July 1939 – 22 April 2023) was a Nepalese Gurkha and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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